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A paedophile aged 94 who sexually abused a schoolgirl over a ten-year period
is believed to be the oldest person to have been jailed in Britain.

Frederick Smith used a Zimmer frame as he was escorted into the court dock by
social workers and a carer before a judge sent him to prison for a year
yesterday.

Smith, who lives in a care home, admitted four offences of indecent assault
between 1972 and 1982 and one offence of indecency with a child between 1972
and 1976. Judge David Goodin told him: “As frail as you are, bent over your
Zimmer